Army Group Centre (french: Groupe d'armées du Centre, G. A. C.) was a grouping of French

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during

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, which was created on June 22, 1915. The army group covered the Western Front roughly between Rheims and Verdun.

Composition

July 1, 1915

from North to South : * 6th Army (général

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) * 5th Army (général Louis Franchet d'Espèrey) * 4th Army (général Fernand de Langle de Cary)

February 15, 1917

From West to East : * 4th Army (général

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) * 2nd Army (général

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)

Commanders

* Général

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(June 22, 1915 – December 12, 1915) * Général Fernand de Langle de Cary (December 12, 1915 – May 2, 1916) * Général Philippe Pétain (May 2, 1916 – May 4, 1917) * Général Émile Fayolle (May 4, 1917 – December 1, 1917) * Général

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(July 6, 1918 – December 1918)

Sources

The French Army and the First World War
by Elizabeth Greenhalgh * Philippe Pétain et Marc Ferro (Avant-propos), La Guerre mondiale : 1914–1918, Toulouse, Éditions Privat, 2014, 372 p. ({{ISBN, 978-2-708-96961-2, OCLC 891408727) Military units and formations of France in World War I Military units and formations established in 1915 Army groups of France Army groups of World War I